Match-receptacle.



A. H. 6; E. J. LORING.

MATCH R Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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TATES PATENT OFFICE- ARTHUR H. LORING- AND EDWARD J". LORING, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

MATCH-RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 19114.

Application filed June 19, 1913. Serial No. 774,609.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ARTHUR H. LORING and EDWARD J. LoaING, citizens of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in match receptacles adapted to be supported upon the free edge of some supporting part of the users garment, such as the lip of a pocket or the waistband of a pair of trousers, and has for its objects, among other things, to provide a receptacle of that character having a back member composed of flexible, foldable flaps which can be opened out to allow the matches to be loaded into the receptacle from the back, and then fastenecl together over the matches, preferably by means of an elastic strap which will draw the flaps together and exert pressure upon the contained matches, and so to construct the receptacle as to allow for the inequalities in bulk between the friction ends of the matches and the shank ends.

To these ends the invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure l is a front elevation of the improved match receptacle; Fig. 2 is a side or edge elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof; .Fig. l is a perspective view of the receptacle with the flaps at the back opened out; Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the receptacle shown loaded with matches; Figs. 6 and 7 are details of the flap fastening devices; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the filled receptacle supported upon the lip of a pocket.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings the receptacle has a front member 2 of sheet metal or other stiff ma terial, which is bent over at the top to form a hanger 3 adapted to fit over and be supported upon the free edge of some appropriate garment part, such as the lip A of a pocket, as shown in Fig. 8. The hanger 1s preferably integral with the plate and made of spring metal so that the plate 2 and hanger 3 will grip the garment edge elastically between them. The hanger is preferably extended downward a sufficient distance to form a convenient match scratcher, and has upon its face a match scratching surface 4:. The plate 2 is wider at the bottom than at the top, whereby to afford greater room at the bottom for the heads of the matches.

Secured to the front plate 2 by any suitable fastening means are the side flaps 5 and the bottom or back flap 6 which, when folded over, constitute the sides, bottom and back of the receptacle. They are made of tough, flexible material, preferably leather. In the form shown in the drawings the flaps constitute part of a sheathing 13, which is secured upon the face of the plate by means of eyelets 7, and cut and folded over the side and bottom edges of the plate to form the flaps. The bottom flap (J is preferably long enough to extend nearly to the top of the receptacle and constitute a back flap, as shown in Fig. 5, while the side flaps are long enough to overlap the back or bottom flap 6. At the lower corners of the plate 2 the adjacent edges of the side and bottom flaps are sewed together for a short distance by stitching S to form an enlargement 9 at the bottom of the receptacle, whereby to allow room for the heads of the matches. After the flaps have been folded down they can be fastened together by any convenient means, but preferably by means of an elastic strap 10 carried (detachably or otherwise) by one side flap and detachabl y connected with the other side flap by suitable cooperating fastening means, such as the hook 11 upon the strap and the eye 12 in the flap. This elastic strap draws the side flaps together and holds the flaps against the matches under elastic pressure.

In use, the side and back flaps are first opened out and folded back, as shown in Fig. 4. The matches are then placed sidewise within the receptacle with their heads preferably at the bottom and their shanks at the top. It will be seen that the front plate is of such height that the shank ends of the matches will project slightly above the same, as shown in Figs. 5 and 8, so as to be easily grasped by the fingers. The back flap 6 is first folded over against the matches, and then the side flaps are folded over upon the back flap and fastened togcther by means of the elastic strap 10, as shown in Fig. 5.

The device can then be slipped over the lip of a pocket, with the hanger 3 on the outside and the match receptacle on the inside, whereby the receptacle will find convenient lodgment with in the pocket.

By having the back of the receptacle constructed of folding flaps which can be opened out, the entire supply of matches can be placed sidewise into the receptacle at once, instead of being thrust down into the same in instalments from the top. This makes the receptacle particularly convenient for use with ordinary safety matches which come packed in small sliding boxes open at the top; for the entire contents of the boX can be emptied directly into the receptacle just as it stands. And by having the flaps of flexible material, such as leather, and elastically held together by means of the strap 10, the flaps will conform to the shape of the load of matches and hold them elastically against the front plate 2, whether the supply be large or small, and keep them in upright position. And by hcving the front plate wider at the bottom than the top, as well as by forming the back flap into a bottom enlargement 9, ample space will be afforded for the heads of the matches.

Fi e claim as our invention:

1. A match receptacle comprising a front member of stiff material having a match scratching hager adapted to fit over the free edge of garment and a back member composed of rexible folding flaps, and elastic means detachably holding the flaps together and exerting elastic pressure upon the contained matches.

2. A match receptacle comprising a front member of stiff material having a match scratching hanger adapted to fit over the free edge of a garment, and flexible side and bottom flaps secured to the front memher and adapted to be folded over upon the same to form the back of said receptacle, and elastic means for detachably holding the flaps together and exerting elastic pressure upon the contained matches.

8. A match receptacle comprising a front member having amatch scratching hanger adapted to fit over the free edge of a garment and a back member composed of flexible side and bottom. flaps, the side flaps being adapted to be folded over upon the bot tom flap, and an elastic strap carried by one of the side flaps and detachably engaging the other side flap, whereby to draw the side flaps together and exert elastic pressure upon the contained matches. 7

A match receptacle comprising a relatively stiff front member having a match scratching hanger adapted to fit over the free edge of a supporting garment, and a back member composed of flexible bottom and side flaps carried by the front member and adapted to be folded over upon the same, the adjacent edges of the bottom and side flaps being secured together for a short distance from the lower corners of the front plate, whereby to form an enlarged bottom for the match eceptacle, and means for de tachably fastening the flaps together.

5. A match receptacle comprising a front member of stiff material'having a match scratching hanger adapted to fit over the free edge of a garment, and side and bottom laps of flexible material secured to the front member and adapted to be foled over upon the same to constitute the back of the receptacle, and an elastic strap carried by one of the side flaps and detachably secured to the other side flap, whereby to draw the side flaps together and exert elastic pressure upon the contained matches.

in testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR H. LORIN G. EDW ARD J. LORING. 'Witnesses:

WALTER D. MAOLEITH, H. SWANSON.

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